Recent content by giltc

Y’know, I really just assumed, as in most every other instance, that glass would be inert even to lye, but a cursory Googling later... Copy that, pass on glass. Thanks! And initial results on the Tilt-O-Soap are strong! Gotta work out a locking system though—foam tread works on dry...

I make all my own molds (with the exception of a set of single-bar silicones), and just this evening finished this guy: I can’t wait to see what I’ll have forgotten to plan for! Oh, and the miscellaneous cutlery and set-less glass aisles at Goodwill are just a WEALTH...my lye-solution...

That sounds pretty great. Would upping the stearic be just a lather-boost? I wonder if it would start to make the clay go crumbly. Well, there’s glycerin to help flexibly hold together... Thanks for your reply! I enjoy how collaborative this community can be (even if from Wrong Australia...joke!)

Made some stuff. Broke some stuff. Wielded chemistry like A RECKLESS AND FRACTAL GOD AGAINST THE TYRANNY OTYRANNY OF ENTROPY. Y’know, Monday night